HOW?

I don't know how single mother's do it I have a new found respect for them and wives with husbands deployed. My husband was only gone two weeks and I am completely exhausted. I loved the alone time with my son we played hard and slept harder lol. But he was so excited to see daddy again he followed him around like a puppy. I am so glad that my son has such a connection with his daddy it's something I never had. It makes me think that we are doing the right thing and that we are doing good by him. That he would miss his daddy so much and be so enthused to see him again it made my heart smile. I wish my husband would never again have to leave us but him being in the army national guard I not that is not possible. I can only pray that he is brought home safely each time he must go.

parenting articles drive me insane

My husband is absolutely convinced that reading all of these parenting articles is going to drive me insane. I have to say I thoroughly agree. I read about sleep, development, exercise, potty training, nutrition, to much sun, not enough sun. All of this information changes frequently as well. There is always some new study by some doctor saying this now harms your child. We have done it this way for 20 years but now it harms your child. Here is the facts to much of anything could be bad for you t.v. or sun. All of it can be bad for you ALL OF IT! I can't drive myself crazy and my child crazy trying to do everything like everyone says I should. God gave me motherly instincts for a reason and I need to use them. Every once in a while I don't know how to handle a situation and at that time I will hit the internet or read a chapter of a parenting book. But no longer will I obsess over what my child should be doing when. He is smart he is learning he is growing he is adorable and he is just fine to me.